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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

One of my peeves is people who dog-ear pages of books. If you don't have a real bookmark, and especially if you borrow one of mine, at least use a receipt or an envelope or napkin—anything to avoid damaging those pages. Here are thirteen bookmarks I own.

1-3: The first two were gifts from friends, but I may have bought the "Don't Quit" one myself. I've had it so long I don't remember.

4-6: The first was a gift from a college friend following sorority initiation. She'd probably be both pleased and surprised to know I still have it. The second was a gift, and the third I bought myself—as you can tell, it has been well-used.

7-9: The first two were found inside books bought at the used book store. The last was a gift from my sorority Big Sis and is also well-used.

10-12: The hand-sewn one was found inside a book from the used book store. I have no recollection where the second one came from—didn't even know I had it. My sister brought the surf board back from a trip to Hawaii.

13: One of the few bookmarks I have purchased for myself—I liked the sentiment.

I have been known on occasion to crease a page, but I don't do it often. I took some heavy cardboard and cut it into strips and use it for bookmarks. Now I make notes of pages on the bookmark. I leave the bookmarks in the books. I did have a pile of them but now I'm down to just a few. I need to make another set.

Sandyland: Bookmarks do sometimes disappear--I know I've lost some over the years, or had to get rid of them because they were falling apart--but to lose a book...that is the worst. Even worse is to lose a book loaned to you (thankfully that only happened once).

Kimberly: I like your Thoreau bookmark. I used to have one with the Einstein quote, "Imagination is greater than knowledge" (HS class motto), but not sure what happened to it. Probably in my senior scrapbook. And, you will note I have a Maxine bookmark with the same sentiment as the one you gave your husband. *G*

I confess that in my much younger days (kid/teen)) I dog-eared books like a maniac. As I matured *ahem* I can't stand to dog-ear. I have a collection of bookmarks that used to come with Harlequin orders but if I don't have one handy I've been known to grab whatever piece of paper is handy. Or, as a last resort, lightly drape the open book facedown on the arm of the couch. ;)